Before Genesis: The Sega Master System

The definition of Genesis tells us that it’s the origin of something. If you went by this letter of the law, you’d think the Sega Genesis was the company’s first console. In actuality, there were two different consoles that the company put out. The first was the SG-1000, which was native to Japan. The second was the Master System.

beyond under rated console! Could not stop the juggernaut of Nintendo but still had the best arcade conversions of games that came out on both systems! Shinobi and R-Type were freaking master pieces! Phantasy Star blew me away as well! The hardware was significantly more powerful than the NES too. I still preferred the NES overall, only because it had more "great" games, but it doesn't mean it wasn't close! Some fantastic games on Sega's 8 bit!

The damn ad in the 80's showing Shinobi made me get it over the NES. It looked better than NES graphics. I kind of regretted it but I did like my SMS. Wonder Boy in Monsterland is my favorite game on the SMS. Followed closely by Phantasy Star. Eventually I got an NES because I was missing out.

I could have but don't remember. Was busy playing outrun, phantasy star, zillion,etc. Trying to think but the only thing that pops up in my head was when friends and I were playing maze craze on Atari.